Former Produce X 101 Contestant Park Yuri Receives Korean Citizenship

Congratulations, Park Yuri!

Former Produce X 101 contestant Park Yuri is now officially a Korean citizen!

The idol trainee was originally born in Uzbekistan but raised in Russia, in which he was a part of the national team for swimming. Prior to pursuing a career in Korea, he carried out his military service in Russia.

Now, Yuri is active as a model in Korea and is currently an idol trainee. Three years after moving here for his career, Park Yuri revealed through Instagram that he has officially received his citizenship. The Korean caption of the post reads,

Starting today, I’m a Korean.

Park Yuri is currently signed to ESteem Entertainment, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment focused on modelling.

Source: Naver

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